snooze
A brief period of sleepA brief period of sleep; a nap.
» You snooze, you lose.
Weggegangen, Platz vergangen.
Кто не успел, тот опоздал.
Попу поднял - место потерял.
Жопу поднял – место потерял.
Курка встала, місце пропало.
Meaning
3 sensesA brief period of sleep; a nap.
The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.
Schläfchen, Nickerchen
коро́ткий сонkorótkij son, лёгкий сонljóxkij son, дрёмаdrjóma
(informal)The snooze button on an alarm clock.
(informal)Something boring.
The whole movie was a snooze.
- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Examples
25 sentencesYou snooze, you lose.
Курка встала, місце пропало.
ruКто не успел, тот опоздал.
deWeggegangen, Platz vergangen.
Tom is snoozing in his office.
Tom rolled over and snoozed for another 15 minutes.
deTom drehte sich um und schlummerte noch eine Viertelstunde.
Tom snoozed quietly in front of the TV.
Tom usually takes a short snooze after lunch.
Translations
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Origin
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snuUnknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).
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Forms
plural: snoozesSynonyms
21 synonyms- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed):napcatnaplight sleepshort sleepforty winks